Ortega

 "We want to express to our people and to the international community the permanent responsibility of our government to continue on the path of dialogue and conversation that is the way to find a solution to Nicaragua's problems," said Moncada at the entrance to the Incae, the site of the talks between the opposition and the executive.

The Nicaraguan government announced that it had arrested an additional 107 people, according to AFP.

Many of the freed prisoners waved flags, sang the country's national anthem and shouted "Viva Nicaragua".